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The registration for the CSCE Fredericton 2018 CSCE Annual Conference — Registration is now open! Please go to: www.csce2018.ca today and see your what the CSCE Fredericton Conference has to offer you! Don't forget to check out the travel and accommodation page for special rates negotiated just for you!

CALL FOR CASE STUDIES
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! — Practitioner's Case Studies. Presentations of peer-reviewed papers of relevant case studies by innovative practitioners, will inform practicing civil engineers of new developments in Building Tomorrow's Society at CSCE 2018. We encourage you to submit your project case study (four (4) page maximum) before March 1, 2018, to be considered for presentation at our annual conference. Come and share your project descriptions, innovations and lessons learned!

Don't delay! For further information on how to submit your case study, please click HERE.

CSCE The registration for the CSCE SMSB is now open! Please go to: http://www.smsb-2018.ca today and register for the conference today! Don't forget to check out the travel and accommodation page for special rates negotiated just for you!

This lecture tour in Quebec is part of the CSCE national lecture tour entitled "Lac-Mégantic's Human and Environmental Disaster: The event, the impacts and the lessons to be learned." The content has been amended to supplement the previous Quebec regional lecture tour presented in 2014. The Sherbrooke and Quebec City presentations will be delivered in French and the Montreal presentation will be delivered in English. Questions and discussion can be made in French or English at all presentations.

February 21st – Sherbrooke
February 28th – Montreal
March 1st – Quebec City

The course covers deterioration mechanisms for marine structural materials, service life evaluation, structural assessment of existing structures and structural repairs. It is presented by Stephen Famularo, Director of Marine Engineering at McLaren Engineering, New York City, who has led the inspection, design, rehabilitation and new construction for hundreds of piers, wharves, bulkheads and jetties.

Canadian Precast/PrestressedThe Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI) is a well-established technical and marketing institute, founded in 1961, that is recognized throughout Canada as the body of knowledge for precast and prestressed concrete products and systems. CPCI's purposes include stimulating and advancing the common interests and general welfare of the structural, architectural and specialty precast prestressed concrete industry in Canada. CPCI is currently searching for a person to join its dynamic team and step into the newly created position of Director of Technical Services. Find out more about this opportunity here.READ MORE

The Canadian Network of Asset Managers (CNAM) present Asset Management webinars and an Asset Management 101 Booklet, which are available for FREE download, and one-day Awareness Workshops across Canada.

Please visit www.cnam.ca for details and to register.
The CSCE and CNAM have an active working relationship to advance the civil engineering and asset management practices across Canada

Calgary HeraldRetired Calgary structural engineer Barry Lester, who also helped build the Confederation Bridge linking P.E.I. with New Brunswick, said a 100-metre-wide median between the two soon-to-be paved roadways on the project's southwest leg contain eight roughed-in lanes that are needlessly adding to the project’s cost.READ MORE

CSCEIt is with great regret that we announce that our friend and colleague, Ralph Crysler, passed away on December 11, 2017 in his 92nd year having lived a full and productive life. Please read more…READ MORE

University of Alberta - Michael Brown
(Edmonton) Structural engineering professor and CSCE Fellow member Robert Driver has leveraged his experience working in the steel construction industry to create one of the world's leading research programs for developing new tools and procedures that shape North America's steel industry. However, it's Driver's work building a bridge from the classroom to the steel industry that will be the Killam Professor’s legacy. READ MORE

CBC NewsHundreds of engineering students across Canada spent months designing and building concrete toboggans for the 44th Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race. Students from 18 universities and colleges across Canada, and one university from the U.S., recently raced downhill at Chicopee Tube Park in Kitchener, ON.
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Sam CharlesThe 2018 edition of UBC Okanagan’s entry to the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race is into its final preparations for the three-day event hosted this year by the University of Waterloo. A thirty-person contingent primarily made up of civil and mechanical engineering students, along with some science students, is looking to improve on the team’s second place finish in 2014 and 2015. READ MORE

CSCEDid you know that you can become a student member of the CSCE for free? Your student membership will remain active until graduation at which point you will automatically become an Associate Member at no cost to you. This will allow you to explore the benefits after school for the rest of the calendar year, including taking part in the new CSCE Mentorship Program. At the end of the year, you will be sent an invoice to continue as an Associate Member. Take advantage of this program by signing up as a student member today!

Toronto Star The search won't get any easier this year for house hunters looking for an affordable, new construction, single-family home, says the association representing home builders.
The supply shortage that helped drive up the average price of a newly built, single-family home 23 per cent year-over-year in December, to $1.23 million, will continue, said Dave Wilkes, who took over this month as CEO of the Building and Land Development Association (BILD).READ MORE

CBC News There's still no commitment from the federal government on how many Canadian workers will be employed to build the new Gordie Howe International Bridge.
There's currently no agreement in place to ensure Canadian workers are equal to or greater in number than American employees during construction of the bridge, said Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi during a recent visit to Windsor, ON. READ MORE

University of Toronto Engineering Three chapters of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) are joining forces to inspire the next generation at the group’s NSBE Region 1 East Canada Zone conference, to be hosted at University of Toronto Engineering Feb. 24, 2018.
Designed on the theme of "Ignite, Imagine, Innovate," the one-day event brings together high school students, university students and young professionals for experiential outreach activities, networking sessions, and panel discussions around career development and diversity in the workplace. READ MORE

Global News Minas Brazilian Steakhouse sits right where the Green Line LRT will be built. The Second Avenue station will be underground but the restaurant's owner worries the effects of construction will be felt above.
"For the restaurant, any construction is going to affect us," Carolina Lopez said. "Above ground or underground because there are going to be machines and road closures and there's going to be signage indicating there is construction way ahead."READ MORE

Canada Newswire The governments of Canada and Quebec recognize that tourism infrastructure plays a key role in developing dynamic, prosperous communities and preserving Canada's diverse heritage.
Stéphane Lauzon, Member of Parliament for Argenteuil-La Petite-Nation, and Yves St-Denis, Member of the National Assembly for Argenteuil, today announced that the governments of Canada and Quebec will each invest $110,000 in the expansion of Brownsburg-Chatham's municipal marina.READ MORE